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Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
patient with HIV/AIDS ... retinitis* • Acute ... Blurry #vision #HIVAIDS ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... spp, Atypical infection ... #HIVAIDS #workup ... #diagnosis #evaluation
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Additional tox/infectious ... workup as appropriate ... Trauma - Acute ... #MICU #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... , Advanced HIV/AIDS ... septated hyphae, acute ... Aspergillus #IA #Diagnosis ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... • The goal of diagnosing ... immunocompromised (e.g., AIDS ... #Workup #TB #Latent ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
- Diagnosis and ... Laboratory Diagnosis ... typically part of the workup ... afebrile • Acute ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... Immunocompromised patient: AIDS ... HIV infection or ... management #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... Chronic, subacute to acute ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases